20 Times a Lady

by Karyn Bosnak

How many men does it take to find true love?

Delilah Darling's magic number was supposed to be twenty. She always thought she'd find the perfect guy by the time she'd slept with twenty of them. But when she wakes up naked in her disgusting boss's bed after a drunken night out, she's filled with regret — and realizes she's hit her self-imposed limit. Unwilling to up her number but unable to imagine a life of celibacy, Delilah does what any girl in her situation would do: she tracks down every man she's ever slept with in a last-ditch effort to make it work with one of them.

A hilarious romp through Delilah's past loves, 20 Times a Lady proves that in the end, numbers don't matter. True love will come when you're open and ready to accept it.

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Contemporary Romance, Rom Com

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Karyn Bosnak was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. After spending much of her early career as a television producer, she moved to New York in 2000 and became a writer. Her first book, the memoir SAVE KARYN (based on the website of the same name), received international media attention when it was published in 2003 resulting in appearances on the Today Show and 20/20. Karyn's second book and first novel, 20 TIMES A LADY, was published in 2006 and became the 2011 feature film "WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?" starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. To find out what Karyn's up to, visit www.karynbosnak.com.

Reviews

[Ambs · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only reason why I read 20 Times a Lady is because I am (still) abysmally invested in the movie adaptation “What’s Your Number?”, which, I only watched because I am contractually obligated to watch anything with Chris Evans in it. Just so you know, this is actually a really good movie and everyone should watch it for the numerous occasions Chris Evans is shirtless for inexplicably no legitimate reason, like that one scene where he greets Anna Faris naked with a newspaper over his dick. Ask yourself: was that scene REALLY necessary?
Yes.

Unfortunately, there was no Chris Evans in the book and I’m going to just straight up tell you that 20 Times a Lady is a piece of shit. This book bored the beejebus out of me, so much so that I can’t feel the lord’s love shining down on me anymore.

Delilah Darling has a history of banging a collective pool of dudes with shitty circus-sounding names and shitty personalities to match that no one in their right minds would ever want to bang, let alone WRITE about banging (Tim the Townie? Delaware Pepper?? Grody Gourdy??? Why not just add in Krusty the Clown?). She names animals after feminine hygiene products because that’s obviously so endearing and quirky (Max the dog becomes Little Maxi-Pad) and takes advice from really shitty self-help books and ex-boyfriend priests. Twenty pages later, Delilah is laid off from her job, but inexplicably has enough unemployment money to go on a road trip across America hitting up her exes one at a time in the hopes of rekindling a relationship with THE ONE, which is clearly supposed to be a reformed shitty carnival dude.

Delilah proceeds to spend the rest of the book allowing random, obscure statistically inaccurate numbers from a random, obscure, statistically inaccurate magazine dictate her sexual integrity, despite the fact that no one else in the book gives a shit about how many pathetic penises her vagina has accosted.

Assisting Delilah on her insane adventure instead of holding her a proper, direly needed intervention is hot, Irish, well-endowed, but dreadfully boring, Not-Chris-Evans Colin (moonlighting as a PI specializing in finding all your shitty dumb exes), who given the inexplicable circumstances of her sexual history, you’d think the two of them would have banged already since he’s the only hot, normal guy within a 20 mile radius – okay, no, not even a 20 mile radius, THE DUDE LIVES RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL FROM YOU HURRY AND GET AT THE ONLY NORMAL DICK WHILE YOU CAN GIRL – except, of course, Delilah only bangs shitty carnie dudes so that’s out of the question.

The introduction of Not-Chris-Evans Colin leaves a lot to be desired. (Like, why are you not Chris Evans?) Not only does Colin not walk around shirtless for inexplicably no legitimate reasons, he and Delilah have the most REMARKABLY boring interactions ever. Their entire relationship is built on a surplus of sticky notes, e-mails, and voicemail messages (their longest standing conversation to date is one solely about Delilah’s mother… because nothing screams attraction better than a long discussion about your mother) and when they DO happen to be in physical proximity of each other, this is how most of their conversations go:

Delilah: (non-descript manly musculature enters her peripheral vision)
Colin: You were checking out my abs.
Delilah: No, I wasn’t.
Colin: Yes, you were.
Delilah: Ok.
Colin: Ok.

Delilah is not even accompanied on said road trip by Colin for there to be any potential romance to evolve. Instead, she spends the entire duration of her road trip accompanied by Eva, her Yorkie dog, who offers all the emotional counseling and support of a loofah. In sum, there was no opportunity for Delilah and Colin to develop any real chemistry.

In fact, Delilah has more chemistry with her shitty exes than with Colin. This is because Delilah and her exes are all bat shit crazy. I don’t want to get into the schematics of it because every chapter of Delilah meeting up with a shitty carnie ex only gave me the very powerful urge to drive into a ditch and die there every day.

Just like with sex partners, make the right choices, and don't choose bad books.

Overall Rating: 1 star. Scandalized by the fact that I made myself read this with my own two eyes.

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ * · Rating 2 out of 5]

sometimes the things they change in movie adaptation are for the best, the movie was SO amazing and so much fun whereas i just felt like this was just ok. in the movie colin was so much fun! he was a manwhore (i love the manwhore trope) and his dynamic with delilah is just so much fun but here it’s sooo dull! the book is just dull all around which is unfortunate because i loved the movie.

[Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to get back into the romance genre since I've put it on hold on for almost a year but...this was not the place to start up again.

This sadly, was just not the read for me.

[Zain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical chic flick, gets a bit cheesy and predictable at times, but VERY funny overall!

[Anushka · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am very happy with the book and even though I watched the movie long back I just wanted to read the book to get to the missing details of the story.

Trust me thus rom-com Book makes me smile throghout, but it also manages to make me cry at te end when the girl finally finds her true love before she has crossed her maximum number of boyfriends.

This is recommended to all of those who love reel-world fantasy love and do not mind sloppy ends!!!

[Krissy · Rating 1 out of 5]

My main reason for picking up this book was because my favorite writer in the history of ever, Jen Lancaster, recommended Karyn's books. That may be because they're friends. I'm pretty sure of it. Jen has never steered me wrong with her recommendations but after finishing this book I. Was. Pissed. I wanted my time back! For me, this was one of those books where halfway through I began thinking "finish it? Or abandon it? Which is the lesser of two evils at this point?"

I am a girl who follows through. I am loyal. I am committed. And I made a mistake because I chose to finish this book.

The premise of this is OK: girl's slept with 20 guys. She freaks out because that's far above the average and she doesn't want to sleep with any more because she doesn't want to seem slutty.

Who the fuck cares about her number? It was clear from the book that nobody but her cared. She didn't realize this.

She also doesn't realize that her brilliant plan of road tripping the country to see if there's anything left with any of them is not so much brilliant as it is completely batshit crazy. Basically she lost me after she mapped out her plan to travel the US in an attempt to reconnect with these guys. Who does that?

Not only that! Wait! There's more! Not only does she decide to go through with this plan SHE USES HER ENTIRE SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO DO THIS. Conveniently she's axed from her job, so she has time to take this little trip around the country. She also has a severance package. So she decides to use ALL OF HER MONEY EVER to fund her crazy ass. Maybe I have a bit of a skewed view since I just used my savings for things like, um, food and rent, while I'm in between jobs, but that? Is a stupid fucking idea and a horrible premise for a book, even one as light as a chick lit novel.

So let's recap: heroine loses her job, is hung up on the number of people who've sexed her up and doesn't want to fail at life so she decides to basically stalk them (with the help of her private investigator neighbor/resident hunk) and fund her unique brand of crazy with all of the money she has ever had ever.

McKrissy is not impressed. And pissed that I chose to not chuck the book across the room after her road trip began.

Because I am a positive person, I want to find some good in this hot mess. So here are the things I liked:

- She gets a puppy quickly after she starts her trip. A bad life choice? Perhaps but I love her little puppy. That dog is the best part of the book, in my opinion.

- Her PI neighbor is Irish, so it was fun imagining a hot Irishman with a charming accent. Yum.

- After checking herself INTO REHAB (in case you were unsure about her stability) to connect with an ex, she does have some sort of self-actualization. Again, it takes her thinking that faking an addiction is a great idea for this to happen. Wow. (I did also learn about the dangers of Peyote, so there's that, too.)

Yes, this is a "Chick Lit" book, so perhaps I shouldn't have had high expectations. But the premise for this book is laughable at best. Delilah is an unrelatable and practically unlikeable heroine. I questioned her motives in every chapter. She's almost 30, too, so I have a hard time believing that she wouldn't have done a bit of soul searching before now. Instead it takes an article about (likely false) social norms in sex and then being in a rehab center for her to take a look at herself and what she wants. The premise could have been a fantastic jumping point for a book about a woman who learns about herself and questions societal expectations. Instead it was page filler that got more and more unbelievable with every new chapter. Don't read this. There are much much MUCH better novels out there if you need a light-hearted beach read.

[Cienne Olaes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it, that’s what I know when I bought this book. I just never knew that I am going to love it this much. This definitely tops my “to read again” list.

First thing to appreciate about the novel is the author’s creativity. Every page is like sneaking in and taking part to the life of Delilah Darling, feeling as if it was your voice speaking for her. The next thing to put emphasis on is the fact that Karyn Bosnak is hilarious and definitely deserves the “superb” remark for her first novel. Although, there may be minor flaws as to the way she wrote it, the structure and creative setting of characters have somehow concealed it, thus, allow readers to feel more relax and literally laugh page after page. Some parts made me teary-eyed as well – some “can relate to” parts. It also felt nice to have a Filipino touch in it; there is a special page. It may not be flattering but it just amazes me how some foreign authors were able to embed it in their novel like it was some kind of a French word. I wonder how she’d learn it.

20 times a lady is more than just “the number”. It’s about finding the courage to humbly accept failure and be enlightened afterwards that really there is nothing to feel regret about. It was inspiring to realize that mistakes make up the better person we are now and is bound to become.
I probably will never get over Roger and his braided belt, Delilah’s insane mom Kitty, Eva the yorkie with a lesbian haircut, Grandpa kicking Patsy and Colin and his abs (long sigh).

It is a bit naughty but assumed safe to read for the not so naughty. It is definitely a must-have to every chick-lit fan. I can’t wait to watch the movie version of this – “What’s your number?”

[Ana Lelis · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adorable journey. I like the plot, it's kinda crazy but super fun. I think the main character grows throughout the book and even though she does silly things sometimes, you can't hate her, you simply laugh.

[Ronald Lim · Rating 1 out of 5]

Originally from here

Having been mildly entertained by its big screen incarnation, I had expected that “20 Times A Lady” would at least be a fun read, with some memorable lines and a few romantic scenes that would get an old spinster like me going and content for the next few months. I was expecting the bare minimum from this book.

Apparently, that was already too much, as it would be fair to say that the overwhelming average-ness of “What’s Your Number” was a definite improvement over this waste of dead trees. At least “What’s Your Number” had beefcake to tide everyone over; “20 Times A Lady” consigns Colin to the telephone lines and instead offers up an assortment of guys that are far from charming or even mildly interesting.

It’s not just the men that are lacking, as Delilah Darling is far from entertaining as well. With her tendency to get a little too drunk, a little too clumsy, and generally just a little too ditzy, you’d think that she’d fit right into the mold that Bridget Jones created all those many years ago. Unfortunately, Bosnak is no Helen Fielding, and instead just ends up making Delilah look like one of those girls you knew back in high school that ended up pregnant way ahead of everybody else.

The harebrained schemes that Delilah thinks of in her pursuit of the 20 men she’s slept with over the years aren’t particularly amusing either. After the first two guys, everything just becomes an exercise in tedium and boredom. One encounter stretches the readers’ suspension of disbelief so thinly that it wouldn’t surprise me if they decide to stop reading at that particular part of the novel.

The book’s overarching “moral” — that you should be proud of your past mistakes because they make you who you are — is standard for these kinds of books, but the long and tedious journey that Bosnak takes to get her readers there is definitely not worth it.

And the worst thing about this book? There wasn’t even any shirtless Chris Evans pictures scattered throughout the work to ameliorate the sheer pain of having to slog through it.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

After reading this book, I've decided that What's Your Number? is a miracle of a movie, having achieved what is nigh impossible for book adaptations and actually making the story ten times better. It is one of the only reasons I've rated this book as high as I have.

But first, the good points (or what the book did do better than the movie):
1) The companywide layoff makes much more sense than the random firing. Not that I don't get what the movie was trying to do with that, but the fact that Delilah (not sure why the movie chose to steal another character's name from this book, but it doesn't really matter, so it's not a point of favor or criticism for either of them) has severance pay makes the idea that she's going weeks without worrying about looking for a job fit together a lot better.
2) One of the only things I could've done without in the movie is the "chase him down to confess your love" bit at the end, and though I didn't actually like the over-the-top public display in the book, either, I do appreciate the effort to avoid that, even if it does make more sense for Delilah to approach Colin after having rejected him than for him to continue after someone who already turned him down.

Okay, on to my list of complaints, starting with the nitpicky:
1) My book is just riddled with copy errors. I was tempted to break out a red pen to make fixes, and I never, ever write in my books.
2) First person, present tense just drives me insane.

Moving on to story criticisms:
3) The embarrassment humor in this is actually worse than the movie, in my opinion, so congratulations to them for dialing it back. I don't know why chick lit books feel the need to mimic romantic comedies on that (okay, I do know why), but it simply doesn't work in this format (I'd actually argue in either format, but I know some people do enjoy it). It is just much more humorous to see someone mindlessly run outside in their underwear than it is to be forced to imagine it.
3a). People dying? Also not funny, but more on that later.
4) As someone who watched the movie first, I of course spent the book rooting for Colin and Delilah, but if I were coming into it this book fresh, I don't know that I would. The movie made the wise decision to eliminate Michelle, who served little purpose but to tell Delilah she's crazy for doing this and to help her find a job at the end, which resulted not only in a more authentic, closer relationship between Delilah and Daisy, but in a much more developed relationship between Delilah and Colin. Because there is no one else to talk to, he serves as her guide through this journey. We actually get to know him and see them establish a rapport and a bond that gets you to believe in their romance when it happens. In the book, they speak a few times and spend a weekend together. Oh, and he has nice abs and legs.
5) Jake Adams from the movie was just a much better way to end Delilah's arc than Nate. While Jake is clearly an elitist snob, that's really all you can accuse him of in the movie. Nate, on the other hand, is a racist serial cheater, the classic rom-com "other guy" intended to make you root for the end couple. The trope may be tried and true, but it is tired at this point and especially in this story. If it's all about accepting who you are, then the relationship should end on that mature note: "You're a good person, you're just not good for me." And not that this is all important, but it makes the ultimate choice more romantic, more genuine, because they're not being chosen by default simply because the other person is awful.

Finally, on to my favorite section, my liberal ramblings:
6) Edward, Daisy's fiancé in the book, is Black and Jewish. This is awesome, or would be, except for the underlying sense of ickiness I got every time a character patted themselves on the back for being okay with this, the fact that Delilah's first question is regarding "that stereotype," and the classic insistence that Delilah and Daisy's mom is "not racist, but." Now, the fact that she tries to educate herself is great, I'm not taking anything away from that, and it does, thankfully, ebb off over time (except for the crosses, ugh), but I couldn't shake the feeling she's the type to turn Edward into her minority shield ("my son-in-law is Black/Jewish, so I can't be racist!"), and that absolutely irks me.
7) Once again, having gay representation in this book would be awesome. Except for diving instantly into the Bury Your Gays trope, and not only is there that death and that attempt to make that death funny, but then there's the only person of color on Delilah's list. I reiterate: people dying is not funny, and especially not when it's focused on communities that already have a higher mortality rate than average.
8) Mocking people with disabilities (the woman with the lisp) is not funny and had no place or purpose in this book.
9) It is Not Great to spread the idea that drug rehabilitation centers are bland, lifeless, unhelpful places staffed by people who don't even have enough expertise to recognize that someone is not actually detoxing, or that psychosis stemming from drug use is funny, because look, he thinks he's in the movie Titanic.

Ultimately, this is just an incredibly rare instance in which I'd say: "Watch the movie, don't read the book."

[Nurul Badriah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firstly, I saw the movie before I read the book and that makes me a bias but I love the characters in the movie just because of Chris Evans. Plus, who hates Chris Evans in general, RIGHT!
After the movie only I find out there was a book and I say to myself that I should read it. I was not disappointed reading it. It is usually one way or the other like the book is better than the movie, or the opposite. In this case, I found myself reading the book even if I knew how it would end in general and I enjoy the characters and plot in the book as well.
There are many differences between the movie and the book, but the essence is still there. Delilah is quirky, slightly immature, going through a crisis regarding her job and what she wants out of life, she is afraid to accept the things that may actually be good for her, very stubborn but she is also funny and knows when to give in. I know that some readers may find her annoying at times and I must confess I did but it was her way of acting and I understood her.
This book was great fun, light, and easy read. I read quite a number of very intensive novels, and this was a great one to use as an in-betweener when I just need a break from deep thinking by reading novels.
The book is a mixture of Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes.
I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a quick laugh-out-loud read.

[My Little Book World · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was absolutely hysterical! Delilah Darling reads an article about the average number of men a woman sleeps with in her lifetime. She is already far over this number at 19 and decides that 20 will be her cut-off point. When Delilah is let go from her job, and waste her number 20 on her revolting ex-boss, she decides to put her severance pay to good use and track down all the men she has slept with. If she finds one of them worthy of a relationship, she can keep her number at 20 without going over her limit and suffering a life of celibacy.
Delilah has some experiences that made me laugh out loud in her travels across the U.S.! From buying an adorable little pup to ending up in a mental hospital, there is not one stop Delilah makes that doesn’t turn into a comedic adventure. It doesn’t help that she has such a delusional naivety. It’s not until she is back home and at her sisters wedding that Delilah discovers everything she ever wanted was right in front of her all along. And to top it off, she finds out that her number was actually one short of what she thought! I would highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a funny, original read. Karyn Bosnak another book that I will be picking up as soon as possible!

[Johara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hilarious book about a girl who woke up one day and realized that she has slept with 20 guys... and in order not to go beyond this number as it crossed any "decent" number, she decided to reconnect with them to see if she missed out on a proper relationship.

The whole story is just as funny, and the way it was narrated gives you the right amount of entertainment.

A very light Chick Lit / Romance book, which was later on adapted into the movie What's Your Number? starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans (yes HIM).

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved it! i fell in love with colin within minutes <3 i am recommending this to everyone its a perfect light summer read!!

[Cindy Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amusing

It was a light read,very funny but predictable. I would read more from this author. I would definitely recommend it

[Maureen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Books I Own. July Reads. Single. Tropes: Contemporary Romance, RomCom, Chick Lit,
MC's h. Delilah, 30, single, bestfriend Melissa. Both Melissa and Delilah get laid off (6 weeks severence pay). Sister Daisy, engaged to Edward 10 years older and a lovely black man. Mom and Stepdad live in Conneticut. Grandpa just moved to Las Vegas from New York.
H. Colin Brody, next door neighbor in the Village, NYC, actor, bartender and Delilah's private detective find her old beaus. She told Colin she wanted to find them to invite them to a party.

Opinion: As a romance this book sucked. As a comedy it was funny. I really didn't enjoy reading it because she wasn't ending up with any of the men she went to see. While funny, it was an epic fail and I skimmed much of the book to finish it. I gave it 2 stars. I believe I saw the movie version a few years ago and it was much better.

Review
A funny and enjoyable read! After sleeping with her 20th man, Delilah sets out on a trek to find the men of her past in the hopes of rekindling a romance with "Mr. Right." She has a journey across the country and back of adventure, excitement, sadness, and some great stories to tell. Along the way she gains enlightenment into herself, her past, and what she wants for her future. Although it is a fun and entertaining read, there is some depth to Delilah exploring her life choices.

[Jody · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was funny. Some of Delilah's escapades as she tracks down the men from her past made me laugh out loud. Her character reminded me of Bridget Jones. The ending is fairly predictable, but it still satisfies.

[Kirsty · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wild ride if a book. Some moments I was questioning the character but then through continuously reading all her actions almost made sense! She's a badass!

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my all time favorite books. I read this book years before it hit the big screen as "What's you Number?". As always, the movie did not do the book justice, but thats besides the point. (Still loved the movie anyways FYI)

The basis of the story is Delilah becomes slightly obsessed with her "number" and in an effort to not add any notches to her belt, treks accross the country looking for the ex boyfriend/fling who may have turned into her Mr. Right who got away.

I found this book to have every characteristic I look for in a book. It was well written, kept my interest until the last page, sweet, oddly setimental, and laugh out loud funny at times. There are not many books that I have actually laughed out loud at, but this one caused me to do so several times. It had just the right amount of cheese without being overly cheesy.

The characters felt real. I found myself relating to the heroine years ago when I first read it, and after finishing it for the second time a few days ago, I related to her again in a whole new way. She is impossible not to like, and you will find yourself constantly rooting for her. The character of Colin screams swoon-worthy from the second he is introduced. You can't help but fall in love with him and secretly wish there was a way to conjure a man just like him.

Call me sentimental, but my eyes well up a bit at the end. While slightly predictable, it was still ultimately satisfying. i don't want to post any spoilers (I hate when I read a review and accidentally read a spoiler) so i won't say any more, but bottom line, this book was great. Anyone who has struggled with dating and relationships, and questioning whether you will find the one (who hasn't???) will both enjoy and relate to this book from cover to cover.

[Michelle (MichelleBookAddict) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. I think it was a little long though, which is the reason I enjoyed the movie more. This book focuses on Delilah Darling's 20 exes. Delilah hopes that one of these is her Mr. Right. Now I'd say good idea to hunt down SOME of her exes. But she tracks down ALL of them. After tacking down 6 exes I was bored with the idea because they were ALL losers.

Delilah was at times likeable. She was a bit humorous and quirky. But other times she comes off as pushy and annoying. I liked the Delilah movie character better.

At the very start of the book I already knew that Delilah would end up with Colin Barret. I really liked that guy. Colin was in no way like the hero in the movie, but I liked them both. There isn't that much interaction between him and Delilah until the end. The movie did good in showing them interacting more.

Less on the whole exes bit. I could have done without knowing every detail about each relationship. Especially considering the guys weren't likeable in any way. Forgetable even.

I do plan on reading this again. But thankfully I can skip past the parts I had a problem with. I suppose you do have to read that once in order to get a quick glance at what her exes were like. And that's all they are - EXES.

[Tameka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a fan of chick-lit. I love reading about the journey of flawed women seeing as how I am one. :-) I became a fan of Karyn's blog at the beginning of this year and once I found out she was an author, I immediately put her books on my to be read list.

20 Times a Lady is the story of an incredibly flawed woman named Delilah who, through a series of hilarious circumstances ends up on a journey to reconnect with the 20 men she's been um, intimate with. While the plot was highly implausible, I felt like Delilah was my best girlfriend telling me an incredibly funny story full of long rambling run on sentences and enough pop culture references to rival an episode of Gilmore Girls.

As Delilah went on her cross country road trip, I could practically hear the fun girly pop soundtrack playing in the background.
According to Karyn's blog, Anna Faris is slated to play Delilah in the movie adaptation. I certainly hope this is the case, because this book reads just like a romantic comedy. I love being able to read books that make me laugh, and exist purely for my entertainment. I definitely recommend it for a lazy Saturday afternoon.

[Laura Muir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, so I only really read this book because I have seen the film and thought I'd give the book a chance. Not gonna lie, It wasn't until chapter 5 or 6 that I really became hooked. I loved how it was like you were in the mind of Delilah and how there was use of slang to put you on a 'friend' level with her. It was a really easy book to read and seemed very relaxed, there was no parts of the story that I wanted to rush through to get to a 'good bit', which is very rare nowadays.

Another bonus for the story is that it was so easy to relate to Delilah and the emotions are really well written into the plot. I wouldn't say it was so much of a rollercoaster ride but more of a nice sunday drive.

If you're looking for a nice easy chick-lit read with a couple of naughty giggles thrown in, this is definitely the book to choose.

[Ash Ebrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh GOD!! What a ride.
This book was exactly my perfect comedy romance movie. and Anna Faris on the cover :O can it get any better!!!
OH MY GOD!! I can't imagine the amount of laughter I've spent over this book it was just HILARIOUS!
And the thing is the book wasn't just funny the story was GREAT not unique (or maybe it was) but it was a really good story with a really strong message behind it.
We all make mistakes and we all learn from them (not always hehe) and falling and tripping over the same old rock isn't really a big deal, and we shouldnt regret anything good or bad happened to us because the past is really what makes us who we are now. Live with no regrets, always look forward and it's ok to take a sneak peek of the past.
I JUST LOVED IT.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

In theory this book kind of sounded cute, until I started reading it... I absolutely despised the main character from the very beginning. The only saving grace was the character of Colin and he isn't really in the book enough to help. Delilah is not likable at all, and it kind of made me wonder if we were supposed to like her, I'm guessing that the answer was supposed to be yes, but it is unimaginable to me how anyone could not despise her. The final thing that annoyed me almost as much as the main character were all the typos! Do they have editors at Harpers?

[Erika · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you want to read a book that takes place entirely in the main character's head then this is the book for you. Delilah was completely unlikeable and I did not feel for sorry for at all. After she stalks, and literally I mean stalk, her 2nd lover I couldn't take it anymore especially since she drones on and on about loving his dog more than him and she seriously kept sleeping with him because she liked his dog...WTF!!! I could not sit through 200 more pages of her self depreciating mind talk.

Stalking is not cool esp. if you are doing it find a possible mate.
Don't waste your time.

~Erika

[May · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this!!

It's light. Silly. Funny. I loved it.

Has a ridiculous heroine who has been a bit promiscuous seeking all her former lovers in the hopes of finding that she can reconnect and therefore not add more to her "number"

What I loved most is how real it felt. Crazy yes. Insane idiotic plan for sure. But I fell in love with the nutty heroine and I loved every page. I laughed and snorted often.

I hope they do it justice in movie form- is 100% chick/rom-com gold.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny and enjoyable read! After sleeping with her 20th man, Delilah sets out on a trek to find the men of her past in the hopes of rekindling a romance with "Mr. Right." She has a journey across the country and back of adventure, excitement, sadness, and some great stories to tell. Along the way she gains enlightenment into herself, her past, and what she wants for her future. Although it is a fun and entertaining read, there is some depth to Delilah exploring her life choices.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you watched the movie and thought "this isn't actually that great" my only advice to you is: never judge a book by its movie. Trust me, the film didn't do it justice! At all!!! Most the main events were changed and it took away the uniqueness that the book gave us. Trust me on this, its such a fun read and so much better than the film!

[Abi Walton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book after watching the film like a million times because i think it is amazing i decided to buy the book and was surprised at how different it is I like them both now I would definitely read Twenty Times A Lady Again. I enjoyed how ditzy and not perfect Dalilah was and how she still managed to find Colin a man who is amazingly perfect but flawed like her

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny, cute book about a woman who has slept with 20 men and decides to revisit them all to find out if they were really The One. Of course, the perfect man is right there in front of her and she can't see it.